12 THE CRITIC'S REVIEW. A Trait of Human Kature Described by James Whitcomb Riley. MEKUS OP DECEMBER MAGAZES. Attractive Collection of Toothsome Holiday Literature. BOIS AND G1ULS AKE KOT FORGOTTEN What a picture of human nature ! "What a capital take-off on our neighbor for, of course, we do not any of us behold our own selves in this looking-glass. James AVhit comb Kiley is the writer in the December Century: Vunst we went a-fishin' me An' my Pa an' Ma all three. When tbey was a picnic, 'way Out to Hanch's Woods, ono day. A.n' there was a crick out there. Where the Ashes is, an' where Little boys 't ain't big an" strons Better have their folks along. My Pa he ist fished an' fished 1 An' my Ma she said she wished Me an' her was home; an' Pa Said he wished so worse 'n Ma. Pa said el you talk, or say Anythin', er sneeze, er play. Hain't no fish, alive cr dead. Ever go' to bite, he said. Part' nigh dark in town wllen we Got hack home: and Ma, sajs she. Now she'll have a fish fer shore ! An' she bayed one at the store. Nen. at supner. Pa he won't Eat no fish, an' says ho don't Ijike 'cm. An' he pounded mo When I choked ! Ma, didu't he T Xow the leading articles in half a dozen of the leading magazines, arc these: Popular Science Monthly: "Early Steps m Iron Making," V. F. Dm fee (beginning of a series; American industrial development since Columbus). 'What shall we do with the 'Dago?' " (the "Dago" being the Italian immigrant with bis perplexing dietary ec centricities). "The Identity of Light and Electricity" (discoveries described by the discovered). "Defences of Uurrowing Spiders," Dr. McCosb: the Poroiocaor Itore ol the Amazon (that is, the tearful rush of the spring tide in the river's northern inoutU). "The Duk-Duk Ceremotiies" (the initiatory ordeals of the Pacific islanders). The I'ornm: "The Government of Amer ican Cities," A. D. "White (away with wards; let the Aldermen be elected on a geueral ticket; enter a board of control, represent ing property owneis, to mauage expendi tures and franchises; and so exit corruption and enter equity). "Formative Influences," Aichdeacon Farrar (especially Milton and Co!erldge)."Family Stocks in a Democracy," l'residcut Eliot: "Does China Menace the AVorlu?" President Martin (No). "Notes on Ghosts," Andrew .Liang. The Atlantic Monthly. "The House of Martha," Frank 1L. Stockton (serial, but Lot serious; this month's instalment cap ital; the adventures of the wasp and the nun). "The Wite of Mr. Secretary Pepys" (an interesting reading in that ingenious old journal). "The New Departure in Parisian Art" (the revolt of Meissonier, the hattle of the medals). "Sir "Walter Tialeigh" ("James I., after venting choice abuse upon a cult too ethereal tor his tastes, played his trump card by cutting off the first English smoker's head. Ilaieigh was faith uL On his last morning, alter making his peace witn heaven, he had bicaklast and a pipe, and so, with colors flying, made his glorious exit"). "From King's Mountain to Yorktown," John Fiske, and interesting book reviews. Lippincolls': "An Army Portia," Captain Charles King, (the complete noei forthis month. Portia's lover in the army gets into trouble, and Portia gets him happily out it). Not much else in the magazine. Joel Cook explains the McKiulev bill; H. "Walsh descrmes the Bermuda Islands; "W. "W. Crane objects to "Types in Fiction." The Century ifagazlne: The December number begins in California. Trip in Cali Jarnia before the Gold Discovery, Ranch and Mission Days in Alta California (with good illustrations). "Some Views on Act ing," Salrini, (good epilogue to the Jeflerson autobiography). "Franklin in Allegory" (with reproductions of French prinis). "The borderland of China," V. "W. Itockhill, (tramps in unbeaten paths). "Can a Nation have a Itpligiou?" Lyman Abbott. (Yes; indeed! "Despotism may govern without faith," says De Tocqueville, "but liberty cannot"). "A Kecord ol Virtue," Anna i'urlin Spencer, (a bit ot leal lite, well told and full 01 inspiration). Several Christmas things, in prose and verse; and several first rate short stories; an uncommonly good auniber. 6L Xicholas: "The Fortunes of Toby Trafford," J. T. Trowbridge (serial). "The Buy Settlers," Noah Brooks (serial). "Lady Jane," Mrs. C. V. Jamison (serial). "The Land ol Piuek" (glimpses at Holland, by the editor). "A Bate with Idaho Boboers." Josquin Miller. "An Elephant Hunt in Siaui," Alice Maude Ewell. "The Golden Fleece," Andrew Lang. Not a particularly Chnstmasy number, but interesting, bright and lull 01 clever pictures. Srribncr's Magazine: "Japonica," Sir Edwin Arnold (iirt p j per en Japan; there is a good portrait of Edwin Arnold in this month's Hook Buyer). "My Disreputable Friend, Mr. Baecen," by Bichard Harding Davis (the writer's name is always a prom ise ot something good, and this is especially good). "A litoral Without V.ords" (and needing no words), Howard Pyle. "Amy Bobsart," "Kenilwortb," and "Warwick," "W. II. Bideing. "The Plumb Idiot," Octave Thauet (good, short story). In the "Point of View," the fact is discussed, to which these December raaga Eines nearly all of them bear witness the fact of the apparent departure of the spirit of Christmas. The writer classes this fact with this other which The Critic is forever com plaining about the tendency to eulogize the pathos of life in modern fiction. The clones, short and long, are more than half of them sad. They end as unpleasantly as the old Sunday sconl books, and the charac ters have a hard time of it even from the first chapter. And now the year must go out iu the same dismal fashion, and we must have no more jollity at Christmas time! It is all of a piece. II. So much the warmer welcome have we for Such a cheerful writer as Ludovic Halevy. "The Abbe Constantine," is, perhaps, the the most delightful story in any language. It is one of those bright glimpses of an ideal lite, where, from the beginning to the end, everybody behaves in a perfectly ideal way, end everything comes out exactly right. "So they were married, and lived happilv ever after." "We ought to have a Corrector General, as they had in the days of the in quisition, who should refuse his imprimatur to all novels which do not end with some equivalent of that satisfactory conclusion. That is the way in which "A Marriage for Love" begins, as well as ends. It is by the author of "The Abbe Constantine."' Dodd, Mead & Co. are the publishers. J. E. "Wel din & Co. are the booksellers. The price is f10. Does that seem a good deal ol money? liut you should sec the book, with its broad, fair pages, and its generous margins, find its attractive paragraphs, and its uncxceptionally pleasant pictures, and its reading covers of embroidered silk! He kept a journal before he was married, and so did she. And after they were married they spent one charming evening reading out of these journals the comments they had made each upou the other. The translation is a little bit awkward here and there, but you scarcely notice it, in the pleasure of the .graceful story. Another holiday book, so fine that it cornea in two boxes, one inside the other, is "Sum merland." (Lee & Shepard. J. B. AVeldin & Co. 53 75.) "And so I open this little yallery of pictures to you. I want them to tell you of hills in the sunshine, meadows with perfumed air, the brook fringed with flowering grasses, and cool, quiet reflections; the winding path that suggests the cottage life just over the hills, with its warm, blue breathings of the hidden hearth; the healing breath of the pine woods; music of quiet waters," and a great many other delightful scenes, which are nil described and made real and Hying in Margaret Macdonald Pullman's graceful and sympathetic pict ures. The sea and the sky, the trees and the meadows, the glow of autumn and the warmth of summer are here brought into our winter sitting rooms, and set beside our December firesides. Austin Dobson and George "Wharton Ed wards have joined in a fruitful partnership, which gives ns this handsome book of verse and pictures, "The Sun Dial." (Dodd, Mead & Co. J. B. "Weldin & Co. $7 50.) The pictures begin with the rain and end with it, but there is sunshine in between, and though the verses are but few, there is space in them for two love stories. The book is carefully, tastelully and beautifully made. in. The boys and girls in these days, so the fault finders crumble, know more than their fathers and mothers. Perhaps they do. They ought to. The wisest and most inter esting people in the world are busy teaching them, and drawing pictures for them, and telling them stories. Take these two beau tiful pictured volumes of St. Kicholas. Here is almost everything that you can think of. Stories, long and short; poems, grave and gay; glimpses at ocean storms, visits to Indians, journeys with Asiatic dogs, careful explanations of the modus operandi of the "drop kick," free tickets to great gsmes of baseball. St. Nicholas de serves a halo. The good old saint of Mvra,so the legends say, went about one hard winter and did good deeds to poor families, throwing his generosities of loaves and gold into the open window and hurrying away before any gratitude might find him out, but the new saint of New York comes every month to the homes of hundreds of thousands of boys ana girls, and makes everyone of them happier for the sight of his saintly face. If it is the mission of literature, especially ol fiction to minister to the happiness of the world, here, then, is an ideal sort ot missionary. Long life and good health to him. (The Century Co. J. B. Weldin & Co., $i). "Cutlass and Cudgel," G. Manville Fenu (Itrentano's) "Battle Fields and Campfires," "Willis J. Abbott (Dodd, Mead & Co., $3). "Wanneta, the Sioux," "Warren K. Moorhcad, (Dodd, Mead & Co., $2.) "Little Jarvis," Mollv Eliot Seawell, (D. Appleton & Co., SI.) "On the Blockade," Oliver Optic, (Lee & Shepard, Si 50.) "Bodney. the Partisan," Harry Castlemon, (Porter&Coates, SI 25.) AH for sale at AVe Klin's. Six books about fighting, such as will de light the boys. "Cutlass and Cudgel" is a sea story about smuggling, with lots of ad ventures, set out with many pictures, and by a writer whose work is always worth reading. "Battle Fields and Campfires" is the iiitli of Mr. Abbott's war books, and the second of his books about the war of 'CI. This oue begins where last rear's story left off. It tells of the second period of the war, the day of Confederate success, extending from the defeats of Mc- Clellau to the accession of Grant. The history of the war ij told "here graphically and accurately. The pictures are an im provement over those in last rear's volume. "Little Jarvis" begins a series under the title "Young Heroes of Our Navy." This is a story which won a ?500 prize offered by the Youth's Companion. It deserves that commendation. The pictures are particularly good. Nobody will go astray who gets this book for a boy's Christmas. "Wanneta the Sioux" is of especial interest jnst now from the attention which is being attracted to the tribes whose life is pictured in its pages. Mr. Moorhead has lived in that wild coun try, and knows what he is writing about. There are portraits of some of the chiefs whose quaint names are well known to us, as "Sitting Bull" and "Bain-iu-the-Face." Fact and fiction meet in these entertaining chapters. This book will be interesting not only to the boys but to the boys' lathers. Oliver Optic and Harry Castlemon need no introduction to the boys and girls. Here are half-a-dozen more books for young readers which deal with gentler phases of life than shipboard and battle field: "Pards," Effie W. Merriman (Lee & Shepard, SI); "Elsie Yachting With the Baymonds," Martha Fmley (Dodd, Mead &Co 1 25); "The Drifting Island," Wal ter Wentworth (Bobcrts Bros., SI 25); "The Kelp Gatherers," J. T. Trowbridge (Lee & Shepard, SI); "Crowded Out o Crowfleld," W. O. Stoddard (D. Appleton & Co., SI 50); "Little Giant Boab," Ingersoll Lockwood (Lee & Shepard, 2); "Horse Stories," Thomas "W. Knox (Cassell Publishing Company, ?2 50). These also are at J. B. Weldin & C.i.'s bookstore. The "Two Pards" are two little homeless bovs, who talk very bad grammar (as is natural to homeless boys), but have very good hearts and make their way. One ot them dies at the end. Elsie, in her "Yacht ing Trip," gets into her sixteenth volume, a sufficient proof of her popularity among the chiidren. "The Drifting Island" is a sequel to that capital story, "Kibboo Garey," which The Critic commended a year ago. The scene is in Africa, and there is a big gorilla on the cover. A well-told story, "The Kelp Gatherers," like every thing by J. T. Trowbridge, is thoroughly good, manly, helpful and interesting. "The scene is laid along the coast of Maine. On the cover is a small boy on a rock in the blue sea waving a signal to a distant sail, out of which perilous predicament he is rescued with a due accompaniment of adventure. All readers of St. XicJwlas know what a fine story is Mr. Stoddard's "Crowded Out o' Crowfield," one of the most imposing and uplifting tales of plucfcr boyhood which has ever been written, and" entertaining from cover to cover, worth half a dozen tons ol ordinary boy's books. "Little Giant Boab," is an extravaganza like its mate of a year ago, the "Little Baron Trump." The pict ures of Clifton Johnson fit the text admi rably. Boab is another Gargantua, and his adventures are truly remarkable. Thomas W. Knox, in "Horse Stories," tells the ex perience of two boys in managing horses, and adds accounts of other animals. There are pictures on almost every page. Finallr, the Brownies! "Another Brownie Book," by Palmer Cox. (The Century Company. J. E. Weldin & Co. SI 50.) What could be more delightful than these big pages, where crowds of tricky elves hold rollicking and roistering carnival? Here are brownies of all ages, and all nations except babyhood and all degrees of ad venturesomeness and mischief-making. Boiling snowballs, stealing apples, sailing, fishing, shooting, on the tugboat, on the race track, on the tally-ho, in all manner of predicaments, always awake and alert, grin ning at the reader from the margins and the covers. The boys and the girls are not yet weary of Mr. Cox's first company of brownie pictures; 150,000 copies of last year's book have been sold already. And here are mnr with all sorts ot new experiences, and new rhymes, ready for all the old readers, and- for hosts ot new ones; a perennial delight to all the young people, and almost equally attractive to such old people as The Critic, Ladies and Gentlemen, You are invited to attend the great auction sale of fine diamonds, watches, jewelry, silver and silver-plated ware, onyx and marble clocks, bronzes, etc., now going on. This stock is all first-class goods; in fact, the finest line of goods ever offered at auction iu this city, Salesdailyatl0A.M.,230and 7:30 p.m., nntil my entire stock and fixtures are disposed of. Bemember, all goods war ranted the same as though bought at private sale, by M. G. Cohen, Diamond Expert and Jeweler, 533 Smithfield street. Anntjai, holiday and clearing S3le com mences Monday, December 1. Bargains in all departments. Hugus & Hacke. TTSStt Kewmabkets at 54, 85, ?6, ?8 to f 18 75, -at Bosenbsum & Co.'s, Tflhs MONEY IN A CHEST. Peculiar Case Developed in the Or- plans' Court Yesterday. A MAN KOT SUPPOSED TO BE RICH Hid His Sayings' Where They Were Found ifler Bis Death. NOTES FEOM THE DIFFERENT COURTS A peculiar case developed in tho Orphans' Court yesterday. It was at the hearing of the exceptions to the account of John C. Weuierich, Jr., and Charles Bepp, execu tors of the late John C Weidricb, of the Twenty-second ward. Mr. Weid erich died leaving all his effects to his wife. He was supposed very welU well fixed in this world's goods and an old chest standing in bis bedroom was not dis turbed. Mrs. Weiderich bad sufficient in come for her wants and died a short time ago without disturbing the estate. After her death the two sons of the couple and Bepp, one of the executors, went through the house. Iu the old chest they found $5,000. The money was counted and then returned to the chest, the brothers agreeing to divide it without going through the regular mode of administration. Some time afterward the money was counted and fonnd to be S5G0 short. The executors filed their account in court, not referring to the money found on account of the agreement to divide it without a reg ular administration. The other brother, however, filed exceptions to the executors," account asking the Court to surcharge them with the missing 500. He did not allege that they took the money, but tbat they were negligent in leaving it in the trunk. The defendants claim that under the agreement between the two brothers to divide it, the money did not come into their hands to administer, and they were not re sponsible for it. Also that a mistake might have been made in counting the money the first time. The Court reserved its decision. THE GBAHD JUBYs BEP0BT. Txng List of Indictments Returned, and a Hunch Ignored. The grand jury yesterday returned the following true bills: Charles Beach, Samuel Harris, Josepbino Moses. Mary Miller, D. McFadden, Fred Oster man. G. Bicbter, P. Sullivan, A, Braun, James Dorsie. G. Letsch, Anton Wolf, William Weit zel, Edward Zurckert, assault and battery; Ed Cross, SI. Hanley, William Goldstein. M. Mo zersky, Harry Hopn, A. Sevenson. Robert Black, James Coen, Yee Yeo. aggravated as sault and battery; .Nora Dickson. W. H. Wil kinson, felonious assault; Samuel Wright, John Tawn, pointing firearms; Fred. Drewe, Fred. Helfnck, Joseph Greenwalt, Patrick Dolan, B. Langoden, Bert Hicks, larceny; William Waters, alias Young, larceny from the person; Mark Watson, receiving stolen goods; Buhen Bowers, assault and battery with intent to rob: Joseph Arthurs, keeping a feroclons dog; Julia lump, cruelty to animals; Franz Maier. Mary A. Neville, selling liauor without a license. The following bills were ignored: Frank Dunn, Mary A. Neville. Mary Bottleo, John Town, R. Thomas, assault and battery; Martin Ebman. aggravated assault and bat tery; Charles Hoffman, Samuel Myers, enter ing a building with intent to commit a felouy; Patrick McCarthy, attempted burglary; J. M. Phillips, William Bichards. John Stevenson, Rosina Schwartz, larceny: P. H. Wertmeister. J. W. Williams, William Perry, larceny Dy bailee; J. L. Orr, J. E. Speck, false pretense; Elizabeth Towner, malicious trespass; Franz Maier, selling liquor on Sunday; Juliet fizanza, selling liqnor without a license; Elizabeth Ford, enticing a child from its parents. DIBECTLY BEVEBSED ITSELF. The Quarter Sessions Court IgnoresOno of Its Own Precedents. The Quarter Sessions Court reversed itself yesterday. A mau named M. White was charged with having stolen some copper and another man, H. J. H. McElroy, with receiving it. White was defended by a young man named Goss, who is in Major Montooth's office, and the Major had McElroy's case, and concluded to assist Goss, as tbe cases were closely inter woven. The jury acquitted "White, when Major Montooth suggested to District At torney Johnston that it would be only a waste of time to try McElrov, as if the cop per had not been stolen by White, McElroy could not be held to have received it as stolen goods. Judge Stowe agreed, and a nolle pros, was allowed. In the same court sometime ago a similar case was tried. While the jury were de bating in the case as to whether a party had received a stolen watch, knowing it to be so, another jury tbat had gone out previ ously in the case of the party charged with the"stealing brought in a verdict of acquit tal and was followed in afew minutes by the the j ury that had in charge tbe case of alleged receiying of the stolen watch, audit decided that the receiver was guilty, not knowing that a verdict of acquittal had been given in the preliminary case. DEPBIVED OF MEDICAL SERVICE. Jolin Mensdorf lies Tliat as a Reason for a Suit for Damages. John Mesendorf,of Etna, will to-day enter suit against Dr. G. B. B. Bobinson, Presi dent of the Physicians' Protective Associa tion, of Sharpsburg and Etna, for 810,000 damages. In the statement of his case Mr. Mesendorf alleges he received a notice from Dr. Bobinson as President of the associa tion, stating that the physicians had organ ized themselves into an association to better enable themselves to collect delinquent ac counts. It stated that the plaintiff's account was overdue, and unless he paid it or satis factory arrangements were made by July 1, 1890, his name would be placed on the list of delinquents, and medical attendance would be refused him. Mr. Mesendorf claims he was not indebted to the defendant whatever, and paid no attention to the bill or notice he receiyed. The defendant then, he states, without cause and maliciously placed his name on the list of delinquents mentioned in the notice. For the disrepute into which his name and character havebeeu brought, without cause, and the deprivation of medical service, Mesendorf asks $10,000 damages. Mr. Mesendorf is an old soldier and has a fam ily. He denies he ever contracted a bill. IN THE CBnUNAL C0UBT. Some Fonnd Guilty, Others Pleaded Guilty and Three Acquitted. Following were the convictions in Crimi- nal Court yesterday: Charles Kaine, larceny of a watch and $1 05; George Zindle, enter ing a building to commit larceny, and sen tenced to three months in the workhouse; Peter Lemantowski, assault and battery; It. B. Schaffer, larceny; John Bretinger and Walter Burns, crimes against morality. Following were those who pleaded guilty: Owen Quincy, selling liqnor without a license, sentenced to five months in the workhouse and $500 fine; Frank Canfriest, larceny, sent to the Huntington reformatory; Peter Doher, selling liquor without a license; Bichard Hynes, larceny, 30 days in the workhouse; Bridget McLaughlin, Belling liquor without a license. $550 fine and three months in the workhouse; Patrick Sullivan, assault and battery, $25 and costs. Those acquitted were: Morris White, Theodore Haupt and William Keyser, all charged with larceny. To-Day Trial List Criminal Court Commonwealth vs E. F. Braley, Mary Cretan, W. a Greer, Stephen Hlggins, James Hooper, Willis Johnston, Bichard Joyce, Adam Mouthsart, Henry THE PITTSBUBG- DISPATOB, Schultis (2), Joseph Smith, Mrs. E. B. Zwickort, William Kneeland, Thomas Clark. little Court Uriels. A verdict for the defendant was given yes terday in the suit of William Mcllwaln against Jacob Alter, for an alleged illegal levy ot road tax. In the suit or tho Arnheim Ltve Stock Com pany against Davis ana Berryman, a verdict was taken yesterday for the defendants by con sent. A verdict for tho defendant was given yes terday in the suit of Harry Been against Booth fc Flinn. It was an action for damages tor in juries received. JUNIUS BRUTUS BOOTH played in London for 88 a week, Frank A, Itarr, -who Is now writing from England for THE DIS PATC Tl.has discovered some valuable manu scripts concerning the great actor, and these win bo published to-morrow, together with gome interesting facts about Poverty Corner in the English capital. All tho news, 24 pa&ies, 102 columns. SMALLEB BULLETS FOB WAR. More Men Will ho Wounded, bat the Wounds Will Not ho so Serious, St. Louis Globe-Democrat. There are many reasons to be urged in favor of the reduction in the caliber of mili tary rifles that is now going on all over the world, and which is being considered by the authorities of the War Department. Bange can be increased and the weight of the cartridges to be carried by the soldier diminished by the use o f a smaller projectile, but there are one or two disadvantages which have not, as it seems to me, received proper attention. The number of fatal casualties from the new bullets will proba bly bo larger than those from the calibers now in use, but wounds will not be nearly so disabling. It i-i well known that an army is much more seriously crippled by a number of wounded men than by an "equal number of soldiers killed outright. Where the new bulleto do not strike a mortal part they will cause comparatively little injury. Their light weight will prevent extensive muscu lar laceration, and the high velocity will cause fractures of bones to be comparatively insignificant, as a round hole will be drilled and shattering reduced to a minimum. Slightly wounded soldiers will be able to continue the combat, as a small ball with high velioity does not disable by paralyzing muscles as a larger one flying less swiftly. Tnis will be peculiarly tbe case when the new weapons are used against cavalry. A horse, unless a vital organ is touched or a leg broken, will not be stopped by a bullet of 30 caliber, whereas one of 45 would bring him to the ground bv Daralvzincr the muscles involved. The efiiciency of cavalry on the battlefield would be greatly increased, as it is hard to stop horses by firing balls of the size of homeopathic pills at them. CABLE LETTERS from all over Europe aro special features of TO-MORROW'S DIS PATCH. See for yourself. Twenty-four pages. COLONEL CONGEE WBATHY. Disgusted With Harrison for Ignoring Him in an Appointment. IsrEciAL teleorjlm to the dispatch.! Washington Dec. 5. Colonel A. 1. Conger, the Ohio member of the National Bepublican Committee, is a disgusted man to-night. He regards the President as no better than an ingrate. His wrath is caused by the President's nomination of William B. Gamble to be Postmaster at Akron, O. Mr. Gamble is one of the "boys," and is backed by Mr. Smyser, the Bepublican Congressman of tbe district. Colonel Conger, who lives in Akron, while Mr. Smyser is a resident of Wooster, sup ported an old soldier named Major Taggart, and insisted that his place as one of the Executive Committee of the National Com mittee, entitled him to consideration, and that his man should be selected, especially as Mr. Smyser will be succeeded in the next Congress by a Democrat. The contest has been fierce but the President decided in favor of Mr. Smyser's man, and Mr. Conger now reflects on the ingratitude of the Ee--publican Government. S193 COLUMNS of news and reading in THE DISPATCH to-morrow. Get it and see for yourself. IT IS WITHOUT A BALLB0AD. Astoria Is the Largest City in Tills Country Without a Railroad. It has frequently been stated, says the Portland Oregonian, that this is the largest city in the United States without a railroad connection, and taking into consideration the fact that it is located npon one of the best harbors in the country, this is the greatest phenomenon of the age. There can be but one reason for this, and that lies in the fact that the great magnates of this country are in total ignorance of the resources and advantages enjoyed by Astoria, and when they are once enlightened, they will not be slow to avail themselves of so favorable an opportunity of developing a country that cannot but enrich them. DECKEB, HOWELL & CO.'S CONDITION. Difference Between Liabilities and 'Actual Assets of S669,073 17. New Yoke, Dec. 5. Schedules in the assignment of Decker, Howell & Co., bank ers, were filed to-day. They show liabili ties, $9,430,330 17; nominal'assets, 535,181 -932 33; actual assets, $8,760,357. The amount of the bond to be filed by the assignee, William Nelson Cromwell, was fixed by the Court at $150,000. TBYING TO UNITE, Committees From Two Labor Unions in the Same Trade Meet. Danbuby, Conn., Dec. 5. The hat manu facturers and committees from the finishers' and makers' unions have been in almost continuous conference for the last 60 hours, trying to agree upon some way of consoli dating the old trimmers' anion and the new one. Until this is done no final settlement in the lockout can be effected. An early ad justment is expected. ADJ0UBNED BY THE G0VEBN0B. Special Session of the New Hampshire Legislature Ended Yesterday. Concord, N. H., Dec. 5. The special session of tie Legislature was declared ad journed by Governor Goodelle at 1:15 p. ji. to-day. The regular session begins the last Wednesday of this month. Its Fifteenth Anniversary. The fifteenth anniversary of the Pittsburg Association for the Improvement of tbe Poor will be held in the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grant street, to-morrow evening at 7:45 o'clock. Interesting ad dresses will he made by Bevs. E. Belfour and John A. Prugb, and reports of the gen eral work, tbe fresh air fund and Children's Temporary Home will be presented. T. M. C. A. Annual Report The Young Men's Christian Association's annual report has been published iu book form, and was sent out to the members yes terday. It contains much of interest to the members, including the entire membership roll. The report is the same that was read at the meeting of the association on Novem ber 9. American Capltalln Cuban Sugar. Havana, Dec. 5. An American syndi cate has purchased the Sanramon sugar es tate at Manzanillp for $000,000. 102 COLUMNS of news and reading In THE DISPATCH to-morrow. Get It and see lor yourself- SATURDAY, DECEMBER CHESS. All communications should be addressed to the Chess Editor, P. O- Box 463. The l'lttsburg Chess Club meets at the I'lttsbnrg Llbrary. l'enn avenue. The Allegheny Chess Club meets at Dr. Miller's Hall, North avenue, every Monday evening. PBOBLE.il NO. 17. From Canadian Chess Problems. BV J. riENDERSON. Black: 6 pieces. White: 8 pieces. Whito mates in two moves. SOLUTIONS. Tho key to problem No. 12 is Q, to Q, Kt 8. IJBx Q, Kt toKtl. If R xQ,Kto B 4 dis. v iiiliAi),(X 1 Cll. End game No. 7: 1 P Kt 6, P x P: 2 K Kt 3, KB1:3KB3,KK1MKKUB1;5KQ& KK2; 6KB5,KK1;7K Q 6.KB1: &KQ & h- K,M(5r ): 3 K K 7. K Kt 2; 10 K K 6. P B 4; 11 K. Q 5, P R 5: VI K K 4. and wins. fa)8".PR4; 0KKG.PR6; lOKxP, P R C; 11 P Kt 7 ch, K Kt 1; 12 K Kt 6, and wins. W. H. K. POLLOCK, Ireland's Ex-Chess Champion. Mr. Pollock arrived in the city an December 2. In the afternoon he played a number of off hand games at the Pittsburg Library, winning them all. In the evening he clayed 11 simul taneous games at the Allegheny Chess Club of which he won 7, lost 3 and drew L The local winners were Messrs. Lutton, Johns, Patterson and Crombie: the latter gentleman took Mr. Patterson's place, who was obliged to leave at an early hour. He left his game in good shape. 4lr. Watts drew his second game and lost his first. On the evening of December 2 Mr. Pol lock played ten simultaneous games, winning all except the one with Mr. AnUerson, which was drawn. On the evening of December 3 he played seven simnltaneous games, winning all except the one with Mr. Collins, President of the club, which was drawn. As soon as these games were finished he played a number of consultation games, winning all except the one with Messrs. Johns, Bipous and Watts, which was drawn. Mr. Pollock's visit has been zreat ly enjoyed by the local players, several of whom have requested the editor to make arrange ments for another visit. We shall take great pleasure in doing so, and hone Mr. Pollock will carry away pleasant impressions of our city. XII. BUY LOPEZ. Played in the New York tournament 1883. between Herr Weiss (white) and Mr. Pollock (black). Score and notes from "Chess Ex emplified." White. 1. PK4 2. KtilliS 3. II Kt 5 4. 111(4 5 1"Q3 6. H Kt 3 7. l'D3(l) 8. PxP . QK2 10. Q K 4 11. ivtxl' 12. QxQKt 13. Castles 14. Q1S5 Black, PK4 Kt (J B 3 1'QTll Kt 113 l"QKt4 BIS 4 Ktxl' Castles B It 3 KtxKt KtKt5 BxBX White. Black. 15. PxB It K 1 16. K.tQ2 QK2 17. PQKt4 Hxl'ch(b) IS. K K le (cl O K k 19. PC! i?tT-H ?0. HXQ KxlCch 21. KltJ BKt8ch A.&I3 KK6ch 23. KKt4 24. Kt B 1 KtK7 l'Kt3 V It 4 ch ?. -o. il J Kt5 KKt2 :27. 29. Ktxlt(d) PB3ch itesignea ie; NOTES. Castles Is the correct move. C. E. Ranken, B. C. M.. vol. !), p. 284. (b) Position after Black's 17 BxB P ch. Black Pollock. White Weiss. (c) If BxB, KtxR, and If KxKt, Q K 6 (d) This very interesting ending has Been conducted in a most masterly manner by Mr. Pollock. Ranken. (e) 2SK R4, B B 7 ch; 29 P K Kt 3, BxP mate. XIII. SCOTCH GAMBIT. Played December 2 at tbe Allegheny Chess Club between Mr. W. H. K. Pollock (white) and Sir. B. H. Lutton (black), one of ten simul taneous games. AVhltc. Black. 1. l'K4 V K 4 2. KtKB3 KtQB3 3. l'Q4 1'ip 4. Ktxl' QKS White. Black. 16. It K 1 Kt K 4 17. QK4chl'B3 18. 1IB1 Kt(K2)Kt3 19. l'B4 BK3 5. KtBS QxK P Ch 20. Q It 3 V U 11 4 (!. Jit K. 3 II li 4 7. BQ3 OK 2 8. Castles. BxKt 9. BxB PQ3 10. Kt US B1U 11. RK1 PK K3 12. KtQ5 BxKt 13. BKl5 BxB 14. KxQ KKtxK 15. QKtl4 1-B3 1. l"KKt3 KB 2 2.BKt2 Jxl M. Bxl' QP.K1 24. KK3 RKS 25. B K 4 ! B 4 28 Hxl(a) Kt B6ch 27. BxKt It K8ch 28. K Kt 2 il B 8 ch B KG mate. 29. KKtl Position after white's 26 BxP. Black Lutton. White Pollock. STE1NITZ-TSCHIGORIN MATCH. Evans Gambit. The game has reached the following position; Tschlsorln. Stelnlu. White. Black. White, Black. KtCJl JIKtS PQB3 BB2 tjBl 9. PQ5 10. OIC4 11. Kilt 3 12. B K 2 13. KtB4 1. PK4 -H.4 2. KtKB3-KtQB3 3. Ulit ISB4 4. V Kt 4 BXB 8. P B3 6. Castles. 7. PCJ4 8. BKTKtS BK4 SB3 IKE2 QJ3 14. r Q 6 15. Kt Kt 6 K Q Kt 1 16. OxUP KIK3 JiXt' C. QxUP r. Jul TWO KNIGHTS' DEFENSE. Stelnltz. TschlKorln. White. Black. 1. PK4 PK4 2. KtKB3KtO,KBS 3. BB4 Kt b3 4. Kt KtS I'Q4 5. PXP BKtK4 6. BKt5chPBS 7. PxP PxP 8. BK2 PKK3 9. K1UB3B(JB4 White- Black. 10. P Q 3 11. Kt ill 3 Castles. Kt (J 4 1Z. KtU4 BO J 13. KKtKtl PR B 4 14. P O B 3 B O 2 15. 1-0.4 PKj 16. PQB4 KtK! 17. KrtJB3 BK3 18. PQKt3 Chess News. ' The winter handicap tournament of the Baltimore Chess Association ODened on Novem ber 15, with 14 entrants with good prospects for 20. Mr. Peterson has resumes his orlght and in. tcresting column in Ytnowtne'a Netct. A match for tbe championship of Milwaukee is now going on between J. L. Garnet and W. L. Bimonds. The Kentucky Chess Association held its annual meeting at Lexington on Thanksgiving Day. There were 14 players in the tournament. The brilliant game of the occasion was a Scotch Gambit between Messrs, Trabue andShowalter. Our friend, W. N. Lyons, through whose court esy we have received the score of tbe brilliant game, was present and made a happy speech. The St. Paul Chess, Checker and Whist Club aro soon to occupy elegant quarters on Fourth street, in a new building next to the Minnesota Club. At the recent meeting of the Virginia Chess Association. Mr. J. A Kinnler. of Bynchburc won the State Championship for the fourth time in secession. The hurly-burly, of tho Franklin Chess Club, wmz f wyz vmM 'jwffiyb evsvt3 kkw yZy4A ws wm w&x mm r 111 im 5 iij 5 m m m m mm m mm HP IP IIP IP mm iMwm, mm m m m m If AW W A PS Wf WM mkwi m m W?"& Wft y- W tt$m pI b4 mi W? WM vW? y 6, L890. of Philadelphia, is done with these results: First prize. Herman" G. Volght; runner-up Srize, Charles S. Martinez; consolation prize, obn Welch Young; brilliancy prize. Joseph"?. Morgan. 37ie Times. THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. CONDUCTED BY J. B. FERGUSON. REFERENCE BOARS. Uj5 Black men occupy squares 1 to 12; white men squares 21 to 32. Black men al ways move first. Checker Headqnarters-nonie Hotel, Dnquesnc way, between Klshtli and Ninth streets, and at Samuel Heeds', 98 Seventh avenue. TO COKKESPONDENTS. Positions, Problems, Uames, and Checker News will at all times be welcome. All communications to be addressed l'enn avenue. East End, 'Pitts burg, Pa. F. Dunne The Guide and Companion to hand. Accept onr thanks. It was like meeting a friend. It was several hours before we could Kivo um in companionship. Harry Lindsay. Southslde. Pittsburg Please send solution of the old gem. No 16, and if you know its autho, please let me know aod your will greatly oblige Messrs. jieder, English, Orr, Kaoy McNally, Miller, Clark All your solu tions were received. Accept onr thanks. Now. boys, let us hear from vou often. Send ns some of your games. It will be the means of ns getting better acquainted. The column is conducted lor you and such as yon. We want to help and encourage each other in our noble came. B. R.BEYNOLDS,McKeesport, Pa.-Yoursto band with thanks. PBOBLEM NO. 15. BY A. J. HEFFNER. Black. White. White to move and win, PBOBLEM NO. 16. From Harry Lindsay's Scrap Book.i Black. White. Black to move and win. To the Checker Editor of The Dispatch. Dear Sir I received a letter to-day from a friend in Pittsburg, in which was inclosed a slip from last Saturday's Dispatch containing your checker column. Problem No. 10 is a very instrnctive and useful ending, as it is liable to occur in play, as the following game will show: GAMS NO. 17 FIFE. Played at Albany, N. Y., June, 1S85, Detween George W. Tracy, of Kinderbook, N. Y., and Mr. McCaffery, a leading expert of Troy, N. Y. Tracy's Move. 5 6 SN 7 id 8b 9U lof&iii S iz l3lQ4lJl5fe zilfzzlflylllll 29 303lrl3ZEI mA -4A J6 fk 111 fm wM WM W W7 WW w: if m WM M M jm JM& , ill 11-15 26-23 14-18 31 2 23-27 13 6 3-13 1926 2723 8-12 24-19 117 9-14 30- 5 13-27 28-22 27-31 21-14 22-17 15-18 32-23 11-15 18-14 27-23b 5 9 25-22 8-11 2318 31-27 Tracy 17-13 18-25 24-19a 37 11- 7 won. 14-18 29-22 7-10 18-11 3-11 19-16 10-14 28-21 7-23 17-14 12-19 2217 4- 8 22-18 6 9. (a) In a subsequent game white varied as fol lows, making a very nice draw: 23-19 4-8 I 31-26 I 26-23 I 24-20 I 23-24 I I 8-12 11-16 7-11 3-7 I 17-14 6-9 (b) 2724 here allows white a neat draw, as follows: 27-24 5-1 J4-15 14-10 15-6 1-10 And the position Is the same as at the eleventh move of the solution of problem No. 10. The following is the solution to said problem: 15-11 25-22 14-8 12-16 19-12 20-24 Yours respectfully, George W. Tracy. Kinderuook, N. Y., Nov. 18. GAME no. 16 laird and laidy. Played at the Home Hotel between Mr. Ellis and Mr. R. W. Patterson, of the East End, Sat urday evening, November 22, 1890. Ellis' move. 2213 11 7 15 6' I 1015 9 5 2-11 110 16 -20 18-15 5-1 11-16 15-19 11-15 17-14 48 24-20 r 28-24 31-28 2319 10-17 21-19 9-13 17-21 13-17a 8-11 21-14 B-9 32-28 20-23 22-17 1518 28-21 26 69 9-13 19-15 13-17 ' We have the following position BY B. W. PATTERSON. Black. "White. White to move and win. W 'WfM lWlf. V,f':'? mmw MmfM Wfflft ft WW, '' Mfr VWfi. IWZt. Vf't'A', K2 ffiffifc WWb 7Ws lili SSS ? WPZi. vmzz 2-6 30-26 6- 9 26-23 72 16-19 9-13 20-24 13-17 24-28 drawn. (a) We deemed tbe position at this point worthy of a diagram. As there was quite a con tention as to the position, we claimed a white win. Mr. Ellia thought otherwise. Now we will be most happy to have his play, and we submit to his consideration the following play by Mr. Patterson for the white win: 15-10 9-13 25-22 18-25 29-22 11-15 1-10 23-13 white wins. (b) The a. d. p variation 135. A leaves it hero as a white win. Solutions to Our Problems. PROBLEM NO. 0. By W. II. H.Stuart. Black men on 5. & 1.1; kings, on 2, 11 and 26, white men on 15, 18. 22, 24; kings on 1 and 17. White to mo,Ye and win. I 2-91 18-141 11-251 17-211 9-18 white wins PBOBLEM NO, 8. By Joseph Maize. Black men 8. 26, 28; white men on 18, 32, king on 13. White to move and draw. The terms of this position were Incor rectly stated. It should have been white to move and win, not draw. 14-10 16-11 6- 26-17 17-13 7-14 8-15 14-17 30-26 16-20 25-22 19-10 9-14 21-19 13 13-25 13-17 26-31 2823 2123 29 6 23-19 14-18 1814 11 7 11-18 18-22 22-25 23-16 24-19 6 2b 26-23 19-15 24-20 9- 6 5-9 22-26 17-23 31-24 19-16 20-16 2 6 30-26 2011 6- 2 9-13 17-22 25-30 12-16 25-30 t-8 2d-30 59 30-26 0-13 white wins PRIZE PROBLEM NO. IL Br W. H. H. Stuart. Black men on 2. 4 12. J.V 21, Jungs A 2t SO; -white men 7,8, W.J 13-171 8-111 1491 19-23 211-31 18-14 15-19 5- I 17-22 11-15 9-5 1 23-26 15, 22. 27; kings 11, 17, 18. White to move and draw. 'Mr. R. W. Patterson was tbe nrst to send ua tbe solution, tbe same as sent U3 by Mr. Stuart, but Mr. Stuart overlooked the draw by 11.8, anu we have ent a copy of "Free man anu Barker'Match Games" to Mr. W. T. rjnglish for tbe best solution of the 11-8 move. The following is Mr. Patterson's solution: 9-8 2u 27-23 19-26 18-23 25-27 10 G 1-19 17-13 3-10 13-22 drawn The following is by W. T. English, to whom we sent the above prize: 11 8 8-24 2428 14 -10 I 2 7 2016 2-11 1U-15.1 30-2G 23-19 I 19-23 12-19 10 7 1811 27-24 9- 6 . 28-32 15-24 310 25-18 20-23 2115 I 30-28 2326 15 6 17-14 2420 6- 2 1015 drawn 1-10 18-22 22-18 25-30 j 26-22 VARIATION 1. 23-29 5- 9 19-24 14-10 7-3 61 9 5 30-26 2l-27 2522 9 5 19-23 12-16 18 14 26-19 1724 12-16 27-32 5 1 10-15 1713 21-25 119 20-24 4 8 24-20 li-11 10 6 163) 1 6 1 5 IS 19 22-17 It 7 9 B 2427 8-12 27-23 29-25 6-2 22-18 drawn PROBLEM NO. 12. By J. Davidson, Wick, Scotland. Black men on 7. 10, 13; Whito men ou 23, 24, 31. White to move and win. Solution sent by W. T. English. 23-18 17-21 I 15-10 I 21-25 13-17 18-15 I 7-11 1 7-3 24-19 10-14 107 I 14-17 37 17-22 716 25-30 White wins THE GREAT TOURNAMENT. The following players have entered: Thomas Boyle, Somhside. H. P. McAtten. 42 Cliff street. H. Elliss, Southside. J. B. Ferguson, East End. There will be a meetlnglo-night at tbe Home Hotel to mako final arrangements for tbe plar, and anyone wishing to enter can do so then. All entries will have to De made by December 24, as play will commence on Christmas Day. This will be tho finest tournament that has ever taken place in Pittsburg, and the one who comes out of each encounter victorious will have won tbe true title to the championship of Pittsburg and Allegheny, and will be so reco? nized by both players and tho press. What Bbodo Island thinks of us: J. B. Ferguson, a well-known plaver of the EastEnd. Pittsburg, Pa., is conducting an ex cellent checker department in TriE Pittsburg Dispatcii. iVoonsocket (A I.) Jltrporter. CHECKER CIIATTER. Hefter's letter to the Twj show3 Charles Francis what Chicago thinks of his assump tions. If he had defeated Freeman, his uneasi ness as to championship honors would have been justifiable, but Chicago has now some thing to say and she will make most other rights, and from tho letter she plainly gives Charles a little of his own medicine. We are prond to learn tbat word has been re ceived as to the G. O. M., that a match will be played about April with tbe American cham pion, and that bis money is now on the way to cover Beed's foifclt. We are confident that neither Beed, Freeman or Barker will defeat him when the siller is at stake. Rhode Island's claims for Freeman have always seemed to have a little of the novel in them. But to have him compared to Dumas' great character Monte Cristo and bis sayings, proves to us that the whole is taken from the imagination. Eighteen ninety-one will bo a great year for checkers. Wyllie, tho champion of the world, will be among u., and will play matches with our three greatest exponents. Reed, Freeman and Barker. 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AFTER A COTJBSE OF TEEAT3TEXT BV DB BTERS SHE CALLS AT HIS OFFICE AND ASKS HIJt TO PUBLISH HER CASE, SHE FEELS SO GRATEFUL FOR THE EEJfEFlT RECEIVED AT HIS-nAUDS. airs. Argyle had been tronbled with her head and stomach six years. Pain over the eyes, ringins in the ears, hawking ana spitting up a dark colored mucus, constantly blowing crusts out of nostril.', throat dry and always a bid taste in the mouth in thn mnrmno '.nr I could eat anything in the morning, "and after dinner ana supper always bad bloating up and rifting of gas. shooting pains all through tho lungs to each shoulder blade, with sympathetic heart trouble. Her heart would beat rapidly for awhile and then intermit and beat slow and labored, causing such dizzy spells that she would faint dead away. Her sleep was dis turbed by horrid dreams and when she awoke in the morning was more tired than when sh went to bed. Sirs. ICevin Argyle, Talbot arenue. Bradtlocle. After six mouths' continuous and systematic treatment, which required considerable pa tience on both Dr. Bjers' ana ilrs. Arsylo's part, he pronounced her cured. A lew weeks afterward he was surprised to have her call at his office and say that "she and her hosbaiid had been talking tbe matter over and decided tbat as she had received so mnch benerlt from the treatment, tbat tbey tbonsht it was as little as they could do for Dr. Byers to have him pub lish her case as encouragement to others afflicted as she wai." It is, tberefore, with ex. treme pleasure tbat Dr. Byers publishes the above testimony in favor of his method of treat ment, given, as it is bv Mrs. Argyle voluntarily, ont of the goodness of her heart and nympatby forjuffering humanity. She is well-known la Braddock as an estimable lady. 31 R. B. F. KANDALX, NEW CASTLE, PA., writes under date of November 22: "Inclosed find S5, for which send me treatment for one month. 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